Once Upon a Broken Heart Quiz: 20 Questions on Plot, Characters, and Themes

Plot and Sequence Questions (1–8) 1. What object does Evangeline find in a decrepit alley that leads her to the Prince of Hearts' church? - A) A brass goblet - B) The missing church door - C) A white apple - D) A broken heart scar 2. What does Jacks demand in exchange for stopping Luc and Marisol's wedding? (Short answer) 3. After Evangeline drinks the poison from the goblet, what happens to her? - A) She dies instantly - B) She turns to stone - C) She gains the power to heal - D) She becomes invisible 4. Who wakes Evangeline from her stone state after six weeks? - A) Jacks - B) Poison, the potion master - C) Marisol - D) The empress 5. What invitation does Evangeline receive from Empress Scarlett? (Short answer) 6. At the Nocte Neverending ball, what does Prince Apollo do that surprises everyone? - A) He dances with Marisol - B) He proposes to Evangeline - C) He challenges Jacks to a duel - D) He announces his engagement to Serendipity 7. When Evangeline kisses Apollo to break Jacks's spell, what happens? - A) Apollo falls deeper in love - B) Apollo turns to stone - C) Apollo dies - D) Apollo forgets her 8. Who ultimately confesses to poisoning Prince Apollo? (Short answer) ## Character Motivation Questions (9–13) 9. Why does Evangeline pray to the Prince of Hearts at the beginning of the story? (Short answer) 10. Why did Marisol cast a love spell on Luc? - A) She wanted revenge on Evangeline - B) She was jealous of Evangeline's freedom and confidence - C) She was forced by Agnes - D) She wanted to become a witch 11. Why does Jacks want Evangeline to marry Apollo? (Short answer) 12. Why does Tiberius want to kill Evangeline? - A) He believes she murdered Apollo - B) She fits a prophecy that could open the Valory Arch - C) He is jealous of Apollo's love for her - D) He is under a love spell from Marisol 13. Why does Evangeline agree to marry Apollo even after learning he is under a spell? (Short answer) ## Theme and Symbol Questions (14–17) 14. What does the bell at the curiosity shop symbolize in the opening chapter? - A) The power of true love - B) Misinterpreted warnings and hope versus caution - C) The inevitability of fate - D) The danger of curiosity 15. What does the white apple that Jacks eats represent? (Short answer) 16. What is the significance of the three broken-heart scars on Evangeline's wrist? - A) They mark her as a cursed bride - B) They represent the three kisses she owes Jacks - C) They are a sign of her true love for Luc - D) They are a punishment from the Fates 17. What does the phoenix tree with gold leaves symbolize in the North? (Short answer) ## Synthesis Questions (18–20) 18. How does Evangeline's belief in “infinite endings” influence her decision to drink the poison? (Short answer) 19. Compare Jacks's and Apollo's attitudes toward love. (Short answer) 20. What role does the Valory Arch prophecy play in the plot? (Short answer) ## Answer Key 1. B) The missing church door – Evangeline finds the rough wooden door that matches the description of the missing door from the Prince of Hearts' church. 2. Three kisses from three people he will choose – Jacks offers to stop the wedding if Evangeline gives him three kisses, not from him but from people he selects. 3. B) She turns to stone – After drinking the poison, Evangeline begins to turn to stone, as Jacks warned. 4. B) Poison, the potion master – Poison, a Fate, wakes Evangeline in his laboratory after six weeks. 5. An invitation to afternoon tea at the Royal Hummingbird Court – Empress Scarlett invites Evangeline to tea, where she later asks her to be ambassador at Nocte Neverending. 6. B) He proposes to Evangeline – Apollo goes down on one knee and proposes, and Evangeline accepts. 7. C) Apollo dies – The kiss breaks the spell but kills Apollo, as his skin turns gray and he stops breathing. 8. Tiberius – Under the truth serum, Tiberius confesses that he poisoned Apollo. 9. To stop Luc's wedding to Marisol – Evangeline prays to the Prince of Hearts because she believes Luc is cursed and wants to prevent the marriage. 10. B) She was jealous of Evangeline's freedom and confidence – Marisol admits she cast the love spell out of jealousy. 11. To open the Valory Arch – Jacks needs Evangeline to marry Apollo because she is the prophesied rose-gold girl who can open the arch. 12. B) She fits a prophecy that could open the Valory Arch – Tiberius reveals he must kill her because she is the key to the arch. 13. To save Apollo from unending heartbreak – Jacks threatens that if she doesn't marry Apollo, he will remain heartbroken forever, so Evangeline agrees to marry him to break the spell. 14. B) Misinterpreted warnings and hope versus caution – The bell warns the shopgirl about the young man, but she misreads it as a positive sign. 15. Temptation and the danger of deals with Fates – The white apple appears whenever Jacks is making a bargain or tempting someone, symbolizing the allure and risk of Fate magic. 16. B) They represent the three kisses she owes Jacks – Jacks bites her wrist three times, leaving scars that correspond to the three kisses. 17. The fragility of magic and the consequences of impulsive actions – Plucking a leaf before all turn would burn the tree, symbolizing the danger of acting without understanding the rules. 18. It gave her hope that her story could have a different outcome – Her mother's belief that every story has infinite endings inspired Evangeline to drink the poison, trusting that she could be saved. 19. Jacks is cynical and manipulative, viewing love as a tool; Apollo is obsessive and enchanted, idealizing Evangeline – Jacks uses love to control, while Apollo's love is artificial and extreme. 20. It drives the central conflict – The prophecy that a rose-gold girl will open the Valory Arch motivates Jacks to arrange the marriage, Tiberius to murder Apollo, and Evangeline's own journey of self-discovery.